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commander

HSK 10
jiāng, jiàng
ショウ、ソウ
まさ.に、はた、ひきい.る、もって
Depicts a hand (寸) taking a piece of meat (肉). 爿 is a sound component.
Components
Traditional (將)
Phonetic component
pán half
half of tree trunk
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Iconic component
ròu meat
flesh
Iconic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
Depicts a hand.
Simplified (将)
Phonetic component
qiáng piece of wood
"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[piàn]
丬 is a component form of 爿.
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Iconic component
ròu meat
flesh
Iconic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
Depicts a hand.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jiāng]
will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[bǎ])
/ [jiàng]
general; commander-in-chief (military); king (chess piece); to command; to lead
/ [qiāng]
to desire; to invite; to request
Japanese
しょう 同音
noun commander; general; leader
はた 同音

adverb

  1. or; otherwise
  2. furthermore; also
  3. archaic perhaps; by some chance; possibly
  4. archaic that being said; be that as it may
  5. archaic however; but
  6. archaic not to mention; needless to say
  7. archaic as expected; sure enough
  8. archaic really; at all (used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すすむ
Susumu unclassified name
まさし
Masashi unclassified name
まさる
Masaru given name